bewitchment

noun

be·​witch·​ment bi-ˈwich-mənt How to pronounce bewitchment (audio)
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Synonyms of bewitchmentnext
1
a
: the act or power of bewitching
b
: a spell that bewitches
2
: the state of being bewitched

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the hope that there was some bewitchment that would turn their jerky son-in-law into a prince while stuck in traffic, I could have used a bit of bewitchment to clear the road of other drivers
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But if there is some kind of bewitchment going on in these encounters, Evelyn is entirely immune. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025 By the end, the production seems to be working extra hard to keep the show’s seductiveness level from sinking, pumping in the odd flicker of magic whenever the score falls down on the job of bewitchment. — Vulture, 17 Nov. 2023

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First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of bewitchment was circa 1616

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